Configuring A Default Gateway (Lan Static Route) - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Configuring a Default Gateway (LAN Static Route)

Using INETCFG to Add a Default Gateway
Using BIND to Add a Default Gateway
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Optional: Disable the routing protocol on this interface to reduce routing
traffic.
4a
Select Bindings > an existing binding.
4b
Select RIP Bind Options > Status > Disabled
4c
Press Esc and then select OSPF Bind Options > Status > Disabled
4d
If your router has multiple interfaces and you want to disable them,
repeat these steps for each interface.
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Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, and then select
Yes.
6
Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
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If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System > Yes.
You can configure multiple default gateways and provide a fault tolerant
solution on your network. When the
enabled and a default gateway goes off-line, the Multiple Default Gateway list
is used to switch to the next preferred default gateway, thereby reducing the
downtime of your network.
To configure the Dead Gateway Detection, see
Detection" on page
gateways are explained below. The implications of using different methods for
configuring multiple default gateways are also given in
To configure multiple default gateways using Internetworking Configuration,
see "How to Configure a LAN Static Route" on page
To add a new default gateway using BIND, enter the following command at
the server prompt:
bind ip board name addr=x.x.x.x mask=x.x.x.x
gate=x.x.x.x cost=n
Dead Gateway Detection
74. The various ways of configuring multiple default
feature is
"Configuring Dead Gateway
Table 3 on page
69.
Protocols
73.
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